Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Cabrini University/True Crime and Misinformation (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- True Crime and Misinformation
- Institution
- Cabrini University
- Instructor
- Bethany L. Van Brown
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Sociology
- Course dates
- 2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-02 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 17
We will examine how narratives of criminality are constructed through a variety of mediums, including, written text, television and film, and podcasts. While there is a vivid history of our cultural fascination with the True Crime genre, we will focus on the past twenty-five years of True Crime, and most notably, our fascination turned obsession with the genre. How can we explain this fascination? Can we really consider it an obsession? What might the plethora of shows / podcasts / docuseries be doing to our collective thinking about crime and the CJ System? Are there harmful narratives that are being retold? By examining several narratives across a variety of mediums, we will together dissect how a culture’s changing relationship to “real life” crime narratives can help us understand the complex role criminality plays in defining a culture.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 February 2023
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 February 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose your article
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 March 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 March 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 April 2023
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 April 2023
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2023
- Assignment - Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 May 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.